RNS Morning Report: Grove City College rejects ‘wokeness,’ CRT in new report

Quote of the Day “What most people, including compilers of this report, are calling critical race theory is not critical race theory. My work is influenced by the study of history. It doesn’t take a specific training in critical race theory to understand that racism is not simply a matter of personal prejudice but a matter of policy.” – Historian Jemar Tisby Top Stories Grove City College rejects ‘wokeness,’ CRT in new report (RNS) — A new report from the conservative Christian college characterized inviting historian Jemar Tisby to speak at a 2020 chapel as a 'mistake.'   Are relations between young US and Israeli Jews fraying? A new poll suggests no. (RNS) — A whopping 80% of millennial Israelis and 70% of millennial American Jews said they thought a strong State of Israel is necessary for the survival of the Jewish people, the new AJC poll shows.   United Methodist bishops open spring meeting with message of unity amid schism (RNS) — More than 100 bishops from across the globe are gathering through Friday on Zoom to discuss the future of the denomination, according to the Council of Bishops.   Long-serving US Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah dies at age 88 (AP) — After moving to Utah in the early 1970s, Hatch — a former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — ran for his first public office in 1976 and narrowly upset Democratic Sen. Frank Moss.   Supreme Court tackling case about praying football coach (AP) — The coach maintains he never required players to join or asked any student to pray.   List Afghanistan as religious liberty violator, report urges State Department (RNS) — ‘Religious minorities faced harassment, detention, and even death due to their faith or beliefs,’ religious freedom commission says about Afghanistan. RNS Opinion Faithful Mormons won’t be happy with Hulu’s ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ (RNS) — Despite excellent performances and production values, Hulu's 'Banner' left me with the same wary bewilderment I felt after reading Jon Krakauer’s book.   How Muslim Americans observe zakat, the charitable giving at the heart of Islam (The Conversation) — Zakat includes everything from donating to nonprofits to smiling at strangers. ICYMI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on reclaiming faith from those using it as ‘a weapon to hate people’ (RNS) — 'That's been the overwhelming response: that faith isn't hateful,' she said.   Movement to build affordable housing on church land reaches Florida (RNS) — 'Religious organizations, in aggregate, are some of the largest owners of land in Miami-Dade County.' In Other News Hillsong: scathing internal letter denounces church response to Brian Houston’s ‘unhealthy’ leadership ‘We don’t want people to know’: Moscow-aligned Easter service in Kyiv Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Morning Report — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. Religion News Service is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend